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Where does “∏” come from?

∏ (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Π, from Phoenician 𐤐, from Phoenician 𐤐𐤉, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.

Ancestry of “∏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠpi
2Phoenician𐤐mouth
3Phoenician𐤐𐤉mouth
4Proto-Semiticpay-the mouth
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